161: C161 Win Without a Fight

C161 Win Without a Fight

The third round of the exam began on this day. Including Nie Zhen, all thirty-two core disciples came to the arena early.

"Brother Nie, congratulations. I never would have thought that Brother Nie had hidden his strength so well. I thought your cultivation was about the same as mine." Wu Yanyan, who was also one of the top thirty-two core disciples, congratulated Nie Zhen.

"Brother Wu is too polite. I also congratulate you on entering the top thirty-two." Nie Zhen also cupped his hands towards Wu Yanyan and smiled.

"Ai!" I guess that I can only make it to this round. Look at those disciples here, they are basically the top people, and I won't be able to deal with anyone I meet. " Wu Yanyan grabbed his hair and said.

Wu Yanyan's cultivation was currently in the Ninth Level of the Earth Stage and he had just released the Fire Poison not long ago. Although his cultivation was about to breakthrough, he was still lacking a bit. Amongst the top thirty-two disciples, he belonged to the weakest group.

And among the remaining disciples, other than the Sky Realm cultivators, the rest were all Ninth Level of the Earth Stage. Wu Yanyan did not have much of an advantage over them.

At this time, Wu Great Sect Master floated out of the Duobao Sect Hall, and the disciples present all became quiet. They knew that Wu Great Sect Master would soon announce the start of the competition.

Great Sect Master stood up and smiled, and said loudly to the disciples: "All disciples, this sect leader declares that the third round of the core disciple competition has officially begun! The rules of the third round were the same as before; two on two, the victor was the king! However, in this round, even the disciples who are ranked in the top 16 no longer have any privileges.

In short, this round was entirely based on the drawing of lots. Even if Soong Dong'er and Qin Wuyan fought in the third round, it was still a part of their luck.

The rules for drawing lots were the same as before. When Great Sect Master drew lots, other than the disciples who were relatively calm, the rest of the disciples were all nervous. Now there were only thirty-two people left, and the drawing order was in disarray.

Nie Zhen, on the other hand, hoped that he could draw an opponent who was ranked in the top ten. For Nie Zhen, being in the top ten and below, no longer posed any challenge.

Sometimes, a person's luck is just that amazing. If you don't want to draw someone, you will end up being the one selected. If you want to draw someone's luck, you will end up failing.

In the eyes of the onlookers, Nie Zhen this time around should be considered as having signed the contract, because this time, Nie Zhen's opponent was number twenty-nine. This disciple was even ranked a few lower than Shen Tiannan.

However, what made Nie Zhen at a loss of whether to laugh or to cry was, this 29th disciple was actually Wu Yanyan!

Wu Yanyan smiled helplessly at Nie Zhen, "Brother Nie, it looks like I will have to stay in the top thirty-six this time. You have to work hard next!" Seize the championship and bring it back! "

"Then I'll have to thank you, Brother Wu, for your wise words." Nie Zhen could only clasp his hands towards Wu Yanyan helplessly.

Nie Zhen could not do anything about the rules of the competition. Wu Yanyan would definitely not be his match on the stage.

After the drawing of lots was completed, the sixteen groups of disciples were divided into two groups. Nie Zhen and Wu Yanyan belonged to the first group of eight pairs of disciples.

"Alright, let the match begin!" The few Elders responsible for supervising the examinations all announced the start of the examination.

"Hold on!" Wu Yanyan suddenly stopped him, "Lord Elder, I have something to say."

"Hmm? What business do you have with me? " The elder was about to step down from the stage, but when he heard Wu Yanyan's words, he stopped and turned around to look at Wu Yanyan with a puzzled expression.

Let alone that elder, even Nie Zhen didn't know what Wu Yanyan wanted to do.

"Lord Elder, I've decided to admit defeat and give up the match." Wu Yanyan said lightly to the elder.

"What?!" The elder thought that he had misheard. Normally, in the previous annual examination, even if there was a large gap in strength, they would still admit defeat before the match had even begun.

For ordinary disciples, even if they met Qin Wuyan, they would have to fight two moves before admitting defeat. It was indeed rare for one to admit defeat on the first try.

It seemed that Wu Yanyan's realm had increased by a lot during this period of time. It seemed that the five holy water not only eliminated the side effects of the Fire Poison, but also cleansed Wu Yanyan's soul, allowing his realm to improve.

In Nie Zhen's opinion, Wu Yanyan's action of openly admitting defeat was actually very magnanimous.

There was no need to force the fight to a conclusion, admitting defeat generously, not only would they protect each other's face, but they would also be able to avoid unnecessary battles, there was a fundamental difference between fighting and being timid.

The five sect masters of Duobao Sect also focused their attention over. After all, the other seven stages had already begun to fight, and only Nie Zhen's stage had yet to start. It was impossible not to attract attention.

"Are you sure? You give up the fight, and take the initiative to admit defeat. Besides throwing away your own face, it will also cause your sect and bloodline to lose face. " The elder stared at Wu Yanyan and said.

Three months ago, disciple had a battle with Nie Zhen, and at that time, he had suppressed his own strength. I was not his match, and now, his strength is even stronger than before, but during this period of time, in order to recuperate from my old illness, my cultivation did not improve much.0

The elder suddenly understood, "So you guys had a decisive battle before, then there's no point in fighting again now. Wu Yanyan, you know the difficulties and can retreat, so you don't have to keep up with the competition's ranking. This is a very high level."

Wu Yanyan cupped his fists towards that elder, then cupped his hands towards Nie Zhen and said, "Liu Tie, I wish you victory at the start of the next competition, the more you fight, the braver you become!"

Nie Zhen also bowed in return and said, "Thank you, Brother Wu, for agreeing!"

Finished speaking, Wu Yanyan went down the stage, and Nie Zhen directly won the battle.

Fifth Sect Master and Zheng Ying, Wu Yanyan's master, were comforted by Wu Yanyan's magnanimous state.

Shen Tiannan's matter had dealt a huge blow to Fifth Sect Master. To think that there would be such a rebellion under his tutelage. Even he felt embarrassed about it.

This time, Wu Yanyan was able to understand how to advance and retreat, instead of quitting the competition due to fear. He did something very magnanimous. Although it wouldn't give him face, it was still a good teaching method.

Great Sect Master smiled at Fifth Sect Master and said, "Fifth Brother, your disciple's cultivation realm is not low at all. He can teach well, and in the future, he will definitely become a great person."

"No, no …" "Actually, it's all because of my weak strength..." Fifth Sect Master said humbly, but he was still happy.

"If one's strength is insufficient, one can cultivate it. However, if one's cultivation level is too low, then it's not something that can be made up for by cultivation."

Great Sect Master's words reached Fifth Sect Master's ears. Fifth Sect Master had made up his mind that after the end of the Core Disciple Battle, he should open up a private space for Wu Yanyan. In the past, Fifth Sect Master had paid a lot of attention to this disciple.

In the third round of core disciple battles, Nie Zhen could be considered to have won without fighting, but the other fights were more intense. Other than his five brothers who were relaxed, the other fights were very intense.

Finally, after an entire day, the final sixteen candidates had appeared.

Other than Nie Zhen and First Senior Sister and Soong Dong'er, the Second Martial Brother Yin Nian and Third Martial Brother Jian Yong had also made it into the top 16. This result was already pretty good.

Jian Yong's strength should have been within the top 16, but he didn't have much confidence in fighting his way into the top 10. With the addition of Nie Zhen this year, the Second Sect Master's faction occupied a quarter of the top 16, which was more than comparable to Great Sect Master's.

That night, Second Sect Master Duan Rong summoned Nie Zhen and the other three disciples who had fought their way into the top sixteen.

"Dong'er, all four of you did well this time, and all four of you made it into the top 16. Dong'er, your master's goal is to get into the top three. Are you confident you can make it into the top 16?" Duan Rong looked at Soong Dong'er with a smile.

Soong Dong'er replied, "Master, this year's core disciples' strength, I have a basic understanding of it. As long as I don't meet brother Qin Wuyan in advance, I can guarantee to enter the top three or even the second place."

"Haha!" Good! Qin Wuyan is indeed impressive. There is still some distance between the two of you. If you really meet him by misfortune, it will be fine if you win as a small person. That is what I want to say to the two of you. " Duan Rong then looked at Yin Nian and Jian Yong.

If you really do meet an invincible opponent, don't try to forcefully fight them, rank is never the most important, remember that small losses always win, and don't ruin your foundation, not to mention that in the battles of the top sixteen, even if you lose, you can still try your best to obtain the ninth and tenth place, and if both of you can enter the top ten, that will also bring glory to the sect.

"Disciple obeys!" Yin Nian and Jian Yong said in unison.

Duan Rong looked at Nie Zhen one last time and said to his youngest disciple, "Disciple, Master's requirement for you is to enter the top ten. In Master's opinion, there is no suspense at all, even if you meet Qin Wuyan the day after tomorrow, you can still compete for the top nine or ten."

Nie Zhen cupped his hands and said solemnly to Duan Rong, "Rest assured Master, I will definitely fight my way into the top ten."

"Good!" Don't be too stressed, after all there's always an annual examination, go back and rest, we'll meet again the day after tomorrow. "

In fact, Nie Zhen still had half a sentence that he hadn't told Duan Rong. Even if he had met Qin Wuyan, he wouldn't go to the fight with the attitude of winning with a small loss.

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